Thank you to all the kind-hearted interested people who took their time to respond to my post of 11/08/04 regarding Victor (Rowland's Rhyders Splash of Color). All of you have been so supportive and in tune with what I am feeling and the horrendous decisions I am making day to day. Many of you have stood where I am now standing. Victor is still with me -- each day is a priceless treasure. He still has his wonderful spirit and his innate ability to command respect when he enters a room. He so enjoyed playing with his toys and balls, but now it is impossible for him to do so because of the severity of his condition. Too, most days he is troubled on and off by uncontrollable bleeding from his mouth which is brought on by the most minor contact with anything. His extraordinary coat is punctuated now by his bones protruding through since his weight loss has been so excessive. It has been four months since Victor began this journey at three years and two months of age. Sarcoma is a deadly, insidious disease which knows no boundaries and consumes life. As we all know, life does not come with a gilt-edge guarantee but cruel circumstances such as these are more than unbearable. My chosen path for Victor is to let him live his life to the fullest extent--even though the fullest extent wanes day by day. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation cannot save Victor so I offer him my undying devotion, love, peace, kindness and my heart. Again, my thanks to all of you for your continuing prayers, interest and heartfelt support for Victor and me. Betty and the Boys ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================